Synonyms of pounding

Noun

1. pounding, buffeting, blow, bump

usage: repeated heavy blows

2. throb, throbbing, pounding, pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat

usage: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head"

3. hammer, pound, hammering, pounding, blow

usage: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"

Verb

1. thump, pound, poke, hit

usage: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

2. ram, ram down, pound, thrust

usage: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"

3. lumber, pound, walk

usage: move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"

4. beat, pound, thump, move

usage: move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"

5. pound, pound off, partition, partition off

usage: partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"

6. pound, pound up, restrain, confine, hold

usage: shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"

7. impound, pound, restrain, confine, hold

usage: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"

8. pound, break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise

usage: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"